2019 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team
American college soccer season
The 2019 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented University of Virginia during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season . The Cavaliers were led by head coach George Gelnovatch , in his twenty-fourth season. They played home games at Klöckner Stadium . This was the team's 79th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 67th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference .[ 1] They had entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed and were the runner-up.[ 2]
Previous season
The 2018 Virginia Cavaliers team finished the season with a final overall record of 10–4–3, and final ACC record of 3–3–2. The Cavaliers were seeded sixth-overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament , where they were upset in the first round by Pittsburgh . The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament , continuing their record streak of consecutive NCAA appearances going at 38 appearances . In the NCAA Tournament, Virginia was seeded tenth overall in the tournament, where they reached third round before losing to Notre Dame .
Player movement
Players leaving
Players arriving
Squad
Roster
Updated August 20, 2019[ 12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team management
Position
Staff
Athletic director
Carla Williams
Head coach
George Gelnovatch
Associate Head Coach
Matt Chulis
Assistant coach
Ryan Hopkins
Operations Assistant
Carl Carpenter
Source:[ 13]
Schedule
Source:[ 14]
Date Time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 17 * 7:00 p.m.
No. 12
Siena
T 1–1[ 15]
– (–)
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
August 20 * 6:00 a.m.
No. 12
Villanova
W 3–1[ 16]
– (–)
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
August 24 * 7:00 p.m.
No. 12
Drexel
W 3–0[ 17]
– (–)
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
Regular Season
August 30 * 7:00 p.m.
No. 12
Pacific
W 2–0
1–0–0 (0–0–0)
Klöckner Stadium (3,770) Charlottesville, VA
September 2 * 7:00 p.m.
No. 12
vs. No. 1 Maryland Rivalry
W 2–0
2–0–0 (0–0–0)
Audi Field (1,884)Washington, D.C.
September 7 * 7:00 p.m.
No. 7
High Point
W 1–0
3–0–0 (0–0–0)
Klöckner Stadium (1,578) Charlottesville, VA
September 13 6:00 p.m.
No. 6
at No. 2 Duke
W 3–1
4–0–0 (1–0–0)
Koskinen Stadium (1,092)Durham, NC
September 17 * 7:00 p.m.
No. 5
Radford
W 1–0
5–0–0 (1–0–0)
Klöckner Stadium (1,043) Charlottesville, VA
September 20 7:00 p.m.
No. 5
NC State
W 2–0
6–0–0 (2–0–0)
Klöckner Stadium (3,858) Charlottesville, VA
September 23 * 7:00 p.m.
No. 5
Western Michigan
W 1–0 OT
7–0–0 (2–0–0)
Klöckner Stadium (957) Charlottesville, VA
September 28 11:00 a.m.
No. 3
at No. 21 Notre Dame
W 1–0
8–0–0 (3–0–0)
Alumni Stadium (646)South Bend, IN
October 1 * 7:00 p.m.
No. 1
George Washington
W 3–0
9–0–0 (3–0–0)
Klöckner Stadium (1,160) Charlottesville, VA
October 4 7:00 p.m.
No. 1
No. 24 Louisville
W 2–0
10–0–0 (4–0–0)
Klöckner Stadium (3,008) Charlottesville, VA
October 11 7:00 p.m.
No. 1
at Boston College
T 1–1 2OT
10–0–1 (4–0–1)
Newton Soccer Complex (242)Chestnut Hill, MA
October 15 * 7:00 p.m.
No. 1
No. 18 James Madison
W 1–0
11–0–1 (4–0–1)
Klöckner Stadium (1,809) Charlottesville, VA
October 18 7:00 p.m.
No. 1
Pittsburgh
L 0–2
11–1–1 (4–1–1)
Klöckner Stadium (3,201) Charlottesville, VA
October 22 * 7:00 p.m.
No. 6
Saint Louis
W 2–0
12–1–1 (4–1–1)
Klöckner Stadium (1,021) Charlottesville, VA
October 25 7:00 p.m.
No. 6
at No. 25 Virginia Tech Rivalry
W 2–0
13–1–1 (5–1–1)
Thompson Field (1,738)Blacksburg, VA
November 1 7:00 p.m.
No. 4
North Carolina Rivalry
W 2–1 OT
14–1–1 (6–1–1)
Klöckner Stadium (2,193) Charlottesville, VA
ACC Tournament
November 10 1:00 p.m.
(2) No. 4
(10) Syracuse Quarterfinals
W 2–1
15–1–1
Klöckner Stadium (1,525) Charlottesville, VA
November 13 4:00 p.m.
(2) No. 2
(3) No. 7 Wake Forest Semifinals
W 1–0
16–1–1
Klöckner Stadium (586) Charlottesville, VA
November 17 12:00 p.m.
(2) No. 2
vs. (1) No. 1 Clemson Final
W 3–1
17–1–1
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,330)Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 24 * 1:00 p.m.
(1) No. 1
No. 24 Campbell Second Round
W 2–0
18–1–1
Klöckner Stadium (1,460) Charlottesville, VA
November 30 * 7:00 p.m.
(1) No. 1
(16) No. 14 St. John's Third Round
W 3–0
19–1–1
Klöckner Stadium (815) Charlottesville, VA
December 6 * 7:00 p.m.
(1) No. 1
(8) No. 5 SMU Quarterfinals
W 3–2
20–1–1
Klöckner Stadium (1,674) Charlottesville, VA
December 13 * 6:00 p.m.
(1) No. 1
vs. (4) No. 9 Wake Forest College Cup Semifinals
W 2–1
21–1–1
WakeMed Soccer Park (9,862) Cary, NC
December 16 * 6:00 p.m.
(1) No. 1
vs. (3) No. 2 Georgetown College Cup Championship
L 3–3 (6–7 PKs) 2OT
21–2–1
WakeMed Soccer Park (8,413) Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from United Soccer Coaches . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Awards and honors
2020 MLS Super Draft
Source:[ 25]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final United Soccer [ 26] 12 7 6 5 3 (4 ) 1 (20 ) 1 (25 ) 1 (22 ) 6 4 4 (1 ) 2 (6 ) 1 (27 ) Not released 2 TopDrawer Soccer [ 27] 15 15 16 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2
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